Dimapur, March 10 (MExN): A traumatized students’ community from Satakha has asked the leaders of both the warring NSCNs to withdraw their respective cadres from civilian-populated areas taking into account the misery being faced by the public ever since the underground groups commenced fighting for the last several days.
“Factional clashes are causing untold miseries, losses in livestock, properties and in economic fronts; the civilians’ lives are threatened and condemned to living in perpetual fear and trauma” the Satakha Range Students’ Union in a note appended by its General Secretary Jimo K Jimo informed. “Taking into account the civilian casualties, miseries and general hysteria caused by the continuing skirmishes between the factions, SRSU condemns the use of civilian areas as battleground and appeals to the concerned leaders to restore normalcy in the said area.”
The students also expressed unhappiness that even children are falling victim to the warring groups’ fighting. Three school-going children and a teacher were severely injured on March 8 at Satakha as the two factions fought to control the town. Further the general public was dissipated from their homes while heavy losses were incurred from the destruction of properties, with farmers and government employees bearing the brunt of it, the students lamented.
“Educational institutions had been shut down since the factions resorted to fighting, disrupting all educational activities; the students are facing problems in attending their classes in midst of straying bullets in the ensuing gun battle; this situation has been persisting even after repeated appeals made to both the factions by the NGOs, village council, GBs, elders, district administration and the general public for peace, there is still no respite from the prevailing situation” the students lamented and strongly appealed to the respective leaders of the factions to restore peace and normalcy and withdraw their forces from civilian areas.
